Comments on: Revamped SoundPedia May Die Before It Ever Sees The Light Of Day

By: Frederick Bvalani

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:20:29 +0000

I just discovered this site thru this article and I am enjoying it. I enjoy Gospel music and so far they haven’t disappointed.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:28:24 +0000

Last year, I sold a web project myself via Sedo.com, and they actually did a great job and got me a pretty decent price for it….

By: Adam Wexler

Adam Wexler — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:12:51 +0000

The new design is a substantial upgrade, but unfortunately agree with everything Jason mentioned above.

They peaked over a year ago (~October ‘07), and I don’t see them coming back.

I believe their fall can be attributed to two primary factors:
1) They never really found their niche. They didn’t specialize in any one thing. They tried to do a little of a lot as opposed to the other way around.
2) It’s hard to operate a company that focuses on American music out of Singapore..

By: Gregory Gumo

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:04:50 +0000

Actually I was one of the original founders along with Nendoke. I left my active role in the company in December 2007 after we had gained our first round of investment and didn’t agree on the direction they wanted to take it and had a great opportunity offered to me.

Speaking for Nendoke who stuck with them until mid 2008, I know he has since moved on to a new company as well.

We both have a love for it still but just have our hands tied, not sure what is going on with the current management or their plans.

Anyhow good luck to anyone who takes it on, I know if I were to run it again I would be pushing its functionality forward.

By: Davor

Davor — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:56:20 +0000

The new design look smashing compared to the old one. Too bad they’re going to the deadpool.

By: SoundPedia Going Up On the Auction Block | IndieCircuit

SoundPedia Going Up On the Auction Block | IndieCircuit — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:18:33 +0000

[...] Sedo come February 1st due to management complications. I really dug the new look too. Head over to TechCrunch for some more insider information and screenshots of their new [...]

By: For Sale: SoundPedia To Auction Off On Sedo | FuckedStartups

For Sale: SoundPedia To Auction Off On Sedo | FuckedStartups — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:55:52 +0000

[...] …the site’s major shareholders will be putting SoundPedia up on the auction block, with plans to post it on Sedo on February 1st. TechCrunch reports it here. [...]

By: For Sale: SoundPedia To Auction Off On Sedo | FuckedStartups

For Sale: SoundPedia To Auction Off On Sedo | FuckedStartups — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:55:51 +0000

[...] …the site’s major shareholders will be putting SoundPedia up on the auction block, with plans to post it on Sedo on February 1st. TechCrunch reports it here. [...]

By: Jason Kincaid

Jason Kincaid — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:20 +0000

This is legally licensed music (it’s too small to fall under the higher per-stream fees)

By: jamboree

jamboree — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:46:32 +0000

Sites always turn a “profit” when key founders/developers don’t take pay… which from the way it sounds… the developer in Singapore probably wasn’t paid

By: Peter Urban

Peter Urban — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:46:06 +0000

I am sad for every venture that vanishes one way or the other. What I don’t get though is all these music and media sites that build their business / service quick sand in terms of the legal foundation. I mean the times of Napster have long gone where you could shake the music industry into a temporary scare to act until you’ve sold your service and someone else has to deal with the consequences . The RIAA is now taking those guys on quicker than they can build their website – or do I miss something?

@peterurban